How would one sell
his wares !!! How
to Master the Art of Selling by Tom Hopkins is a classic sales book that
treats selling as a learnable process, not a talent you’re born with. Its
practical core includes prospecting, qualifying leads, handling objections, and
closing deals.books.
This
man may not have read Tom Hopkins but seems to suggest that a little strategy
& arrangement is always important before you start trading !
When was your marriage !! 1970s/ 80s or before !!
did you enjoy 'mappillai azhaippu' in Jhanvasa car ?!?!
1. Q no. 1
is above
2. Do you remember this song !!
3. Watched English movie – Yours, Mine and
Ours !!!
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தள்ளு மாடல் வண்டி இது தள்ளி விடுங்க
எண்ணெய் வெல ஏறிப்போச்சு
மாட்ட பூட்டுங்க
கோபாலா பூபாலா வேலப்பா வாடாப்பா
போற எடம் எங்கப்பா போனப்புறம் சொல்றேன்ப்பா
ஆள எண்ணிப்பாரப்பா ...ஆறு புள்ளதானப்பா
அட சரபோஜி மஹராஜா விளையாட்டுப் பருவத்தில்
இதிலேதான் போனாங்களாம்
Something
that was too common a few decades ago ! most sought after … not in vogue now …
today saw this bedecked, topless car bringing back memories of Chevrolet,
Morris Minor, Plymouth cars that were in business !!! those were the days when the travel was one
of pride !!!
The day
before marriage (remember there was no reception or if there was one, it was on
the day of marriage !) – bride groom and family (both sides) would visit the
Temple, offer prayers and then the groom would be taken on a special ride known
as ‘Jhanvasam’ in a open car. Relatives
would happily push their little kids inside leaving the space cramped … .. ..
and in some development, the bride would be taken in another car, on the
opposite side, somewhere along the procession, the cars would stop – allowing each
to have a glimpse !!!!!!!
This song ‘Poomazhai thoovi vasanthangal vaaztha – oorvalam
nadakinrathu’ – was a hit - MGR would play instrument and sing this in
‘Ninaithathai Mudippavan’ (the man who concludes what he thinks) had MG Ramachandran in dual roles – this released in 1970s
was a remake of blockbuster Hindi Film ‘Sachaa Jhutha’ starring Rajesh Khanna
and Vinod Khanna. Years later, came ‘Mazhalai pattalam’ – a nice movie of Mouli
came, it was directed by Lakshmi ….it was a story of persons with children
marrying and the problems of bringing up so many children… a car played a
significant role in that film…….
All that about ‘Jhanvasam’ ……. Popular ritualistic occurrence in South Indian (or is that restricted to Tamilians only !) - equivalent of a North Indian Baraat. Understand that in good olden days, marriage alliance would often outside village – bridegroom would be taken around in a chariot in procession from the place of his stay to the marriage hall………… by some accounts, it was an introduction of groom to the elders of the village and also by parading, people could voice their opinion on the groom … which many a times lead to trouble too…
Even in later days where the families knew each other; love-marriages; arranged marriages between known people and more – in the city atmosphere too, this blissfully continued. While it is to be a horse-ride in Northern parts of India – it slowly became an open car over here…. Bridegroom wearing a suit or Safari dress, sitting in the open car along with many children became regular sight…. then started the practice of bringing the bride in another car in the opposite direction, allowing her to have a vision of that wonderful jhanvasam…… many a mapillais (grooms) who had their Suits stitched for that occasion, would find no next chance to wear that !
Slowly it faded from spectacular to bizarre and ridiculed ….there were some who owned ‘jhanvasa cars’ old Morris, Plymouth and more – open hooded – in striking colours, hired for the jhanvasam function alone. There would be host of relatives (especially women draped in pattu saris wearing gold jewellery of their choice) accompanying that slow moving jhanvasa car.
You no longer see those Chevy Impala convertibles decked with flowers and cute children sitting literally on the lap of groom … people had time and enjoyed every little chance being happy … now a days, everyone seems to be in a hurry – and makes a flying visit even for the marriage of close relatives. Gone are those days, when the groom or people from his side made big issues at the time of marriage – the host of issues included the car not arriving in time, stopping, people having to push and in some few cases, the car being a closed one and the groom not able to see the whole outside or rather not to be seen by everyone else on Street.
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Sri Vaidvudai Amman Stores, next to Sri Raghavendra Mutt in Thulasinga Perumal Kovil Street, Triplicane, Chennai 600 005 is a famous shop known for quality butter and ghee. This shop has been there for more than 70 years and regular customers make a beeline for buying ghee and butter, especially for Pooja and for submitting to God.
Remember that they provided ‘janvasa car’ services – and their Morris minor car acted in the Mazhalai pattalam movie and in a few others as well. Nostalgic for those who have bought ghee from this shop and for others who had the privilege of jhanvasam – the song at the start - தள்ளு மாடல் வண்டி இது is from Mazhalai Pattalam, think that car was owned by the Ghee store of Triplicane.
The movie Mazhalai Pattalam (lit. Army of children) was a directorial debut for actress Lakshmi – starring Vishnuvardhan, Sumithra, dialogues by Visu – music of MS Viswanathan hit the screens in 1980; film simultaneously filmed in Kannada as Makkala Sainya & remade in Telugu as Ramadandu.
The movie was based on ‘Yours, Mine and Ours’ American family comedy drama film directed by Melville Shavelson, starring Lucille Ball, Henry Fonda and Van Johnson that hit the screens in 1968.
Frank Beardsley is a Navy Chief Warrant Officer, recently
detached from the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise and assigned as project
officer for the Fresnel lens glide-slope indicator, or "meatball",
that would eventually become standard equipment on all carriers. Helen North is
a civilian nurse working in the dispensary at NAS Alameda, the California U.S.
Navy base to which Frank is assigned. Frank
meets Helen, first by chance in the commissary on the base and again when Frank
brings his distraught teenage daughter for treatment at the dispensary, where
Helen informs him that the young lady is simply growing up in a crowded house
which lacks a mother's guidance. They immediately hit it off and go on a date,
all the while shying away from admitting their respective secrets: Frank has ten children and Helen has eight, from previous marriages
ended by their spouses' deaths.
Every
day as we get up, mind thinks of day’s work, the methodology, what is to be
done, what is to be avoided …….
(continued in last para)
"Every morning One resolution, every evening better solution" is a great mindset for daily continuous improvement. It perfectly captures an agile approach to life: set your intention at the start of the day and reflect or iterate on how to improve by the time night falls.
.. .. ..and … after such thoughts, get out of bed, while away the day, spend time in social media and hit the bed hoping a good sleep and another tomorrow !
Life
of social media Tigers !!
Lights dispel darkness is an adage that inspires people, yet !! - not this way !! on the roads of Metropolis, we often see people acting unmindful of harm that may befall on other road users and themselves as well !
In science, Light is electromagnetic radiation that the human eye can detect, and it can also be described as waves or as particles called photons. Visible light is only one part of the broader electromagnetic spectrum, which also includes infrared, ultraviolet, X-rays, radio waves, and more.
Darkness is not a thing on its own in physics; it is the absence or near-absence of visible light. That is why a room feels dark when no light is reaching your eyes, even though other forms of radiation may still be present.
We see objects when light from a source, or light reflected from an object, enters our eyes and is processed by the brain. If there is no visible light, the visual system has nothing to detect, so the scene appears dark.
Light is essential for vision, photosynthesis, and biological rhythms in living things. Darkness also matters biologically, because many organisms use it for rest, timing, and survival. A simple way to put it: light is incoming visible electromagnetic energy, and darkness is what we experience when that light is missing.
Provide knowledge to people to dispel the darkness of ignorance is the spiritual saying ! lighting of lamp (kuthuvilakku) is symbolic in every function, welcoming goodness and warding off evil.
Here the
motor cycle rider is carrying two big sized kuthu vilakku – which is disturbing
! “Light the lamp within and around you;
darkness cannot remain where light is kept burning”.
